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Zionsville voters approve tax bump for school system

May 8, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Zionsville voters passed a referendum Tuesday night that will hike local property taxes to provide additional school funding. Meanwhile, Johnson County taxpayers voted no Tuesday on a referendum to decide whether to help finance a $30 million library project.
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Zionsville voters face lone area school-funding referendum

May 7, 2012
Scott Olson
Zionsville's school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County, voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot library.
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Rising gas prices prompt creation of ninth area vanpool routeRestricted Content

April 7, 2012
Central Indiana Commuter Services started offering service this month between Franklin and the Defense Finance & Accounting Services facility in Indianapolis.
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Building rentals help school district make ends meet

March 19, 2012
Associated Press
Franklin is planning to raise $120,000 by renting the performing arts center and middle school auditorium this year — six times what the district made in rental fees four years ago.
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Franklin College makes upgrading its science labs a priorityRestricted Content

January 28, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The small, private college put a new residence hall on the backburner to emphasize student-driven research.
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Japanese auto parts maker adding 50 jobs in Franklin

September 22, 2011
 IBJ Staff
KYB Manufacturing North America Inc. expects to invest $6.4 million to add warehouse and distribution facilities to its existing 51-acre campus in Johnson County.
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INSIDE DISH: Willard builds on family-dining plan

September 16, 2011
Mason King
Dish_Willard_WatchVideoFranklin's neighborhood brew-and-pub-food palace—with roots in the community reaching back to 1860—has boosted sales through a shift in strategy following a city smoking ban.
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Johnson County still dealing with 2008 flood

September 6, 2011
Associated Press
Johnson County officials have been working to buy about 40 flooded properties in an area a few miles west of Greenwood, so they can be demolished.
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Manufacturer plans 35 jobs in Franklin expansion

August 17, 2011
 IBJ Staff
An Arbor, Mich.-based manufacturer is planning a $10 million expansion to its plant south of Indianapolis that will add 35 more employees, it announced Wednesday.
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Best Buy closing Franklin warehouse; 301 jobs lost

May 19, 2011
The Minneapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer plans to close the facility by the end of March. Employees will be terminated in phases beginning in July.
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School district eyes events, students for revenue

March 19, 2011
Associated Press
Franklin Community Schools officials say they don't want to be in the same situation they were last year, when the state forced the district to eliminate $3 million from its budget.
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Franklin calls off deal to land brewery plant

September 17, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Franklin Redevelopment Commission decided Thursday to call off the deal because TailGate Beer of San Diego failed to respond to a deadline to provide detailed financial information.
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Caterpillar seeks tax abatement for Franklin plant

September 13, 2010
Caterpillar Reman Powertrain is requesting the tax break to offset costs related to a $13.6 million investment the company says will help retain 338 factory jobs.
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Family of woman killed by falling bottled-water pallets files suit

August 31, 2010
Cory Schouten
The estate of a woman killed when pallets of bottled water fell on her at a Kroger store in Franklin is suing the bottler, suggesting a new eco-friendly bottle design may have contributed to the accident.
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Beer brewer feuding with Franklin over incentives

July 15, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
San Diego-based TailGate Beer is supposed to create as many as 150 jobs in Franklin, but the plan has been delayed while the sides squabble about financial disclosures.
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Mitsubishi planning Franklin expansion

May 20, 2010
 IBJ Staff
A Franklin manufacturing facility is planning a $9.4 million expansion project that would more than double employment over the next two years.
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Masonic Home plans $8M assisted-living center in Franklin

May 6, 2010
Groundbreaking will be held May 16 to mark start of construction on center to be built on 300-acre campus.
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Franklin residents still struggle with solution for flooded land

April 25, 2010
Associated Press
Crews will begin in late April demolishing the first of 74 homes south of downtown Franklin damaged by massive flooding in June 2008. Officials still haven't decided how to reuse the land, and residents are torn.
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Carter Lumber plans to hire as many as 100 in Franklin

April 7, 2010
J.K. Wall
Ohio-based Carter Lumber plans to open new wholesale lumberyard and truss-making facility in Franklin in June.
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Flood leaves redevelopment opportunity for Franklin

March 13, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
Franklin watch
                           videoThe city of Franklin is using the post-flood era to push for comprehensive redevelopment in and around downtown. The cornerstone of the plan is a flood plain southwest of the courthouse.
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City of Franklin selling two buildings, including former City Hall

February 13, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Bids for one or both of the properties will be accepted from Feb. 17 through March 16 at the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 70 E. Monroe St.
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Packard parts supplier thrives, but nostalgic niche may fade

January 4, 2010
Mason King
Packard
                           watch videoFranklin is home to one of the nation's foremost sellers of antique car components, but co-owners Fred Bruner and Max Merritt fear the ride might be slowing.
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DINING: Franklin spinoff centers on brick oven offerings

January 2, 2010
Lou Harry
Richard's Pizza Kitchen kicks off a month of new pizzeria reviews.
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New Franklin College office to help not-for-profits recruit volunteers

August 3, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Franklin College has a new office that helps Johnson County not-for-profits develop Web sites and recruit volunteers. The Nonprofit Resource Center was sparked in part by the lack of volunteer coordination during the summer floods of 2008.
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Newcomer Franklin University could create marketing mix-up for Franklin CollegeRestricted Content

June 8, 2009
J.K. Wall
Ohio-based Franklin University's move into the Indianapolis market sets up the potential for significant name confusion with Franklin College, the liberal arts school 30 minutes south of Indianapolis.
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